Little Boy's Prayer and the Lord's Answer
An Athens county minister recalls a boy who prays for a hat blown over a fence. A passerby learns of the child's faith and climbs the fence to retrieve the hat, illustrating that the Lord answers prayer in His own way. The piece ends with verses on the power of prayer and guidance from Scripture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Puffy
Earth
God
Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Church Schedules
Miss Shirley Norris of St. Paul visits her parents in Racine while numerous relatives from Columbus Akron Philadelphia and New York drop by or stay with local families. A long list of weekend visitors includes the McKenzies Coes Roushs and Clelands plus area church events feature services and Sunday schools across multiple denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Morris Racine
Shirley Norris
Minnesota Mining Co
St. Paul
Minn
Fern Norris
Columbus
Nick Yost
Donald Wadsworth
Debbie
Diane
Philadelphia
Mattie Hoelzel
Debra
Ralph McKenzie
Homer A. Coe
New York
McKenzie
Coe
Bert Grimm
Letart Falls
John Arnott
Kenda
Wellsville
James Reese, Jr
T. G. Hilldare
William McKelvey
Marvin
Don Johnson
Brian
Bruce
Portland
Julie
Larry Byer
Middleport
Kyle Stump
Gordon Stump
Scotty
Tracy
Akron
Clara Roush
Hugh Cairns
Tipp City
Bill Cozart
Bill Woods
Jacksonville
T-Sgt
Frank Woodgered
Terry
Frank Cleland
Guy Sayre
Marilyn Taylor
Evelyn Young
Solon Butcher
Cleveland
Ernest Smith
Hattie Taylor
Harpster
C. M. Smith
Clearwater
Fla
Amy Wolfe
Minersville
Smiths
Robert Roush
Nancy
Owen Watson
Alicia Knightstep
Lavinia Simpson
Dick Taylor
Richard Young
Blanche Cleland
Steve Cleland
Clyde Cross
Lynn
Ray
Cross
Howard Neigler
Fred Sayre
Bowerstown
Summer church schedules listed for many local parishes
A compiled list of summer service times and Sunday school hours for churches across the area. Entries include St. John's Dutch Ridge Alexander Presbyterian Mt Hermon EUB Richland Calvary plans and midweek meetings across numerous towns and denominations.
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St. John’s
Dutch Ridge
Alexander Presbyterian
Athens
Chauncey Catholic Mission
First Church of God
Athens Area Business Directory Snapshot 1940s Athens Ohio
Local businesses line Court Street and surrounding Athens zones listing services from insurance and banking to restaurants, auto sales and repairs, beauty shops, travel, lumber, and contractors. Includes addresses and phone prefixes for establishments such as Hocking Valley Bank, The Hotel Athens, Jones Buick Cadillac, Pepsi-Cola Bottling, Firestone dealer, The Ohio University Inn, and numerous storefronts.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Athens County Ministerial Association
Claude S. Sandlin
Church of God
Racine
Jehovah’s Witnesses—Ministry
Strouds Run Community
McDougal
Church of Jesus Christ of the Lds
Galbraith Chapel
Seventh Day Adventist
Church of the Good Shepherd
Episcopal
White’s Chapel
Wesleyan Methodist
Airline Church of Christ
Unitarian Fellowship of Athens
Terrace Dr
the Plains Nazarene
Canaanville
Methodist
Mt. Hermon
EUB
Richland Methodist
Church of Jesus Christ
the Plains
Lancaster Street
Church of Christ
First Presbyterian
Troy Bethany Methodist
Frost
Chesterhill
Amesville
Sharpsburg
Graham
First Church of the Nazarene
Albany Baptist
United Presbyterian
First Methodist
Federal Valley
Kilvert
Central Avenue
Clark’s Chapel
Coolville First Church of God
First Christian
Stewart Methodist
Salvation Army
Salvation
Ladies Home Ague
First Apostolic
Lower Plains
Free Will Baptist
New Marshfield
Bates
Carbondale
Union
Evangelical United Brethren
Lottridge Eub
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Hocking Valley
Trimble
Taylor Ridge
Ei Pa
Millfield
Chauncey
Rolling Hills Baptist Church
Christ Lutheran
Poston
New England Presbyterian — Bible School
Carthage Presbyterian
South Canaan Baptist (Garb
Mount Zion Baptist
the Plains Methodist
West State Free Will Baptist
St. Paul’s Catholic
Pilgrim Holiness
Keister Advertising Service, Inc
Strasburg, Va
Esther
Athens and
Athens County Ministers Association
A.A
Auto Club
Totley
Adams Bakery
Putnam Drive
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Mill St Ly
Athens Tile & Marble
Blueline Ave
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
Ford
Bridgwater Machine
Kerry Brake Shoe Company
Ohio
van Dyke's
Buckeye
Court St
Dover Cleaners
Katherine Figg
Washington
Fawcett-Stone Funeral Home
Chesterhill, Ohio
Bob Hess
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley Bank
Charm House Beauty Salon
Beulah Lowery
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Houck & Reed, Inc. Insurance Service
G Houck
Don M. Reed
Bob Bour
E. State St
Cunningham TV and Radio
Richland Ave
S. Court St. Athens
Huffman Transportation Service
Union St
Jimmy
Winter St . Athens
Landmark
Athens County Farm Bureau
Logan's Corner Court and Union Sts
Mathews Oil Company
Goodyear
W. Union St. LY
Medical Center Pharmacy
Athens Medical Blog
Dial LY
Ohio University Inn
C. B. Nye Company
Volkswagen
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Chauncey, Ohio
Rardin Bros. Lumber, Inc
Ray Y Riggs , Inc
Lincoln
McBee Systems DIV
Rene Industries
Larry Carl
Firestone, Inc
Firestone Dealer
Athens LY
Slater Brothers
Southerton' S
Beauty Academy
S. Court
Stanley's Shoe Store
W. Court St
Steppe's
Blue Ribbon Pai Euclides State St. Athens
Washburn Travel Agency
Next Tows
Willie's Mobil
Lancaster
L. E. Yoho Co., Inc
L_ CONTRACTORS GENERAL Athens, Obie
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